40 cal. power,,,,,,,,,,,,

[olskool]

i was outside at my range about 1 hour ago ringing steel at 50yds with my 40cal. SMR. i got bored hitting it over and over, i had a 3in thick block of lead on the table and thought i would give that a try. this was shot off hand 50yds. with 55gr. of Goex Olde Eynsford. some people say it is to light for deer. i say it won't bounce off,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

 

[Rod Man]

Nope,

Thinking that would have done very nicely!

RM

 

[Dusty_Traveler]

Ayyyooooooo

 

[sb 54 cal.]

Were you using 3f or 2f? Used 60 gr. 2f for a nice hog inside 25 yds scrambled is brain.

 

[deermanok]

Looks like a crater on the moon

 

[Rock Home Isle]

Solid hit from your .40…that would’ve done the job, right there…

 

[Ricochet]

That ought to do! Im gonna try to do that on a deer this fall with mine. Mine shoots really well with 60gns of 3f

 

[Dale Lilly]

Never shot a .40; maybe I should

 

[olskool]

yes, i was using 3F, it really is funny how some people think a smaller ball/caliber will only wound and not kill quick. it is all, 100% shot placement!

 

[Gordoncourtney]

i was outside at my range about 1 hour ago ringing steel at 50yds with my 40cal. SMR. i got bored hitting it over and over, i had a 3in thick block of lead on the table and thought i would give that a try. this was shot off hand 50yds. with 55gr. of Goex Olde Eynsford. some people say it is to light for deer. i say it won't bounce off,,,,,,,,,,,,,,View attachment 153620View attachment 153621

That was impressive lead against lead. If you had shot through a crono it might have been more impressive. I had to buy one £125. As I also shoot pcp pump up air guns 177/22 and have to keep it under the legal 12 ft lbs I did a .22 head shot at 45 yards on a squirrel last night , my fox had it for dinner

My 450-400 nitro 4200 ft lbs best gun for Africa it will stop anything but would prefer a .5 for a charging elephant or cape buff Perhaps a .400 round ball is a bit light unless you can hit 1900 ft sec with BP It’s more theory and practice us plebs in uk seldom get a chance to shoot deer just no wild country Interesting to chat.

 

[Rock Home Isle]

Never shot a .40; maybe I should

I got my .40 calibre last November. Why did I wait so long?

 

[olskool]

here is my gun and the whole lead block for a better perspective,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

 

[Jay Templin]

Daaaang!
Jay

 

[Loyalist Dave]

some people say it is too light for deer. i say it won't bounce off,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

ALL loads, and even modern cartridges, are "too light for deer"... IF you get far enough away from the deer.

LD

 

[Rock Home Isle]

here is my gun and the whole lead block for a better perspective,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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Beautiful gun…you don’t mess around.

 

[olskool]

ALL loads, and even modern cartridges, are "too light for deer"... IF you get far enough away from the deer.

LD

yea and make a bad hit,,,,,,,,,,,,,

 

[ohio ramrod]

My great nephew uses his 40 caliber on Ohio Whitetail deer and has dropped over ten with only one going more than ten yards after being hit. Where you hit them is more important than how hard you hit them

 

[Zapadach]

here is my gun and the whole lead block for a better perspective,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
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The first time I took my .40 Keibler smr out to shoot, I was thoroughly impressed with the cracking sound of the report. Not having a chronograph and just going by a rudimentary knowledge of physics, told me that iron will put down anything I hunt with it.

 

[hanshi]

When I still had a .40 I shot with a friend fairly often. First thing he mentioned was the sharp "crack" when it fired. They are also capable of amazing velocities. 60 grains of Goex in my rifle (38" barrel) chronographed at 2145 fps. That would be my deer load for sure. But my favorite load was 40 grains of 3F for around 1700 fps and amazing accuracy.

 

[roundballman]

I have used my 40 cal successfully on both whitetail and mule deer. It is deadly when you place the shot correctly and don't try to stretch the range too far. At 50 yds it puts them down as reliably as my 50 cal. My normal load is also 60 grs 3f plus patched ball.